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Virginia AlvinoPhotos and paintings at The Andy Warhol Museum are set up chronologically by decade, starting at the top. From the seventh floor, School Programs Coordinator Leah Morelli explains, “This is the floor in which his early life starts and the story begins.” But even without a human guide, all visitors -- including those with visual impairments -- will soon have a tool to let them know where they are and what’s around them in the space thanks to the organization’s first audio guide. “Usually on an audio guide, when you go to a museum, you see a number on the wall and you have to type that number in and press enter to hear the content,” Digital Engagement Manager Desi Gonzalez said. Rather than manual entry, the Warhol is using technology called bluetooth beacons to push out content based on where visitors are located. Cultural institutions from around the world get a sneak peek of that technology this week as part of the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability conference, or LEAD, whichWarhol Showcases Accessibility-Focused Initiatives At National Conferencehttp://wesa.fm/post/warhol-showcases-accessibility-focused-initiatives-national-conference
69064 as http://wesa.fmWed, 03 Aug 2016 05:42:00 +0000Warhol Showcases Accessibility-Focused Initiatives At National ConferenceBrandon AddeoIf you are out and about in Pittsburgh, be on the lookout for discarded books which read, “This Is A Lost Book”—it just might be your ticket to a prize. The Andy Warhol Museum and its partners are hiding 160 books in key landmarks and attractions around the city in November and December as a promotion for the Warhol’s new “Warhol By the Book” exhibit. Everyone who returns a book to the museum will win free admission for two, a discount at the museum store and have the chance to place the book on a specially-made bookshelf which, when all books have been returned, will create an image of one of Warhol’s works of art. The scavenger hunt aims to show the public that there are always new things to see at the Warhol, according to Josh Wigod, an advertising account supervisor for the museum. “People think that if they’ve been to the Warhol once, then they’ve kind of seen it all, they check it off their list of things to do within Pittsburgh,” Wigod said. “In reality, [the museum] has newWarhol Museum Hiding Books Around Pittsburgh For Scavenger Hunt http://wesa.fm/post/warhol-museum-hiding-books-around-pittsburgh-scavenger-hunt
57181 as http://wesa.fmSun, 22 Nov 2015 14:02:02 +0000Warhol Museum Hiding Books Around Pittsburgh For Scavenger Hunt Kaye BurnetPop artist Andy Warhol is famous for his Campbell’s Soup and colorful Marilyn Monroe screen prints. However, many do not realize Warhol also directed and shot hundreds of films and videos over a decade-long period. The Andy Warhol Museum (The Warhol) is partnering with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and digital effects company MPC to restore and digitize almost 600 films made by Warhol, many of which have never been seen by the public. Warhol’s films , originally shot on 16mm film, have been stored and maintained by MoMA since the 1980s. Rajendra Roy, head of the film department at MoMA, says that while some of Warhol’s films have been digitized at various resolutions for exhibitions, this project will be all-encompassing. “This is an effort to make them available, all of his films available, on high-quality, high resolution 2K scans, and to store them digitally as well,” Roy said. Right now, anyone who has the proper projector to play 16mm films or who can come to New York City for aEntire Warhol Film Collection To Be Digitizedhttp://wesa.fm/post/entire-warhol-film-collection-be-digitized
34301 as http://wesa.fmFri, 15 Aug 2014 11:54:32 +0000Entire Warhol Film Collection To Be DigitizedJess LaskyThe Pittsburgh Biennial has begun at the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) with a local artist showcasing his two-and three-dimensional works, and the Pittsburgh Glass Center is about to join in on the Biennial with a wide array of glass ideas. The Pittsburgh Biennial is held roughly every other year, 2011 was the last one, and gives local Pittsburgh artists a chance to be featured by the galleries around the city. “The Biennial is really celebrating local and regional artists here in Pittsburgh by showcasing them in some of our wonderful organizations around town,” said Executive Director of the Glass Center, Heather McElwee. For this year the Glass Center invited seven artists who do not traditionally work with glass to be paired with five artists from the center to create original glass works. The Glass Center is teaming with seven other organizations including: The Mattress Factory, The Pittsburgh Filmmakers, The Andy Warhol Museum, and CMOA, to showcase the work of regional artists asThe Biennial Returns to the Pittsburgh Glass Centerhttp://wesa.fm/post/biennial-returns-pittsburgh-glass-center
32942 as http://wesa.fmThu, 31 Jul 2014 20:21:31 +0000The Biennial Returns to the Pittsburgh Glass CenterMichael LynchA previously unknown silkscreen believed to be printed by Andy Warhol will go up for auction on Monday at Col. Kirk’s Auction Gallery in Columbia County. The piece, entitled “Of Thee I Sing—Nico,” isn’t signed by the pop art icon, but auction gallery General Manager Josh Williams said the silkscreen can be identified as an original Warhol because of the unique paper it was printed on. “It was done for Nico,” Williams said. “Nico was a nickname given to Warhol’s lifelong best friend. The piece is unsigned, but it’s on Andy Warhol’s custom made woven paper, so we know that it’s his.” Nico is the late Christa Paffgen, a German model who worked for companies like “Vogue” and “Coco Chanel” before moving to the United States at 17. She died in a cycling accident in 1988. Tom Sokolowski, former director for the Andy Warhol Museum, has his doubts about the authenticity of the silkscreen. “It has a quasi-style of the 1950s with the subject matter of the '60s done on paper which is his policyColumbia County Gallery to Auction Unsigned Print Said to be Warhol'shttp://wesa.fm/post/columbia-county-gallery-auction-unsigned-print-said-be-warhols
15590 as http://wesa.fmFri, 30 Aug 2013 17:15:48 +0000Columbia County Gallery to Auction Unsigned Print Said to be Warhol's